The rapidly approaching unknown beam of light is unknown to the general public, but it has caused panic among the high-level of some countries on the planet.

There are not many countries here that have enough strength to support accurate space observations, and only these large countries can find that it seems that "aliens" have really appeared.

It's just that it's not the aliens who come in person, it's the alien attack that comes.

In every sense of the word, that beam of light did not look like a "kind greeting".

"How's it going, what's the latest intel?"

The director of the Astronomical Observatory had not even put on his clothes, so he hurried to the center and inquired about the current situation.

He actually knew the general situation through communication on the way, but he was still afraid of missing any new information in the process.

The researcher quickly replied:

"According to calculations, the source of this beam is about five light-years away from the 'Sky Chaser', and according to the news that came before the destruction of 'Seeker 1', it is not actually a 'beam', but a luminous lifeform that is moving at sub-light speeds......"

After listening to the answer, the director couldn't help but confirm again: "'Seeker 1' has been destroyed? ”

This was news he hadn't heard before, and it seemed that during the time he had been here from abroad, something new had happened.

“…… Unfortunately, Seeker 1 happened to be in the path of the Beam, and by this time it should have been destroyed......"

The director was silent for a moment at this sad news, as it meant that all of their efforts to "explore the stars" so far had come to naught.

However, he also knew that the immediate priority was not this matter, but the "beam" that could bring about the catastrophe of the world.

So his aura froze, and he quickly took on the demeanor of a leader, stabilized the panicked emotions of everyone in the center, and continued their work in an orderly manner.

And he himself also stared at the data of one item after another, and at the same time did not forget to listen to the reports of his subordinates, although his face was expressionless to calm people's hearts, but his inner emotions were changing again and again.

According to the report, the mysterious string of luminous luminaries resembling a beam of light is approaching the star at sub-light speeds.

However, in addition to this, they also discovered the impossible fact that the string of "beams" was previously moving at "faster than the speed of light".

Because the observatory of another country on the other side of the planet has found that, judging by the trajectory of the beam, it has traveled an incredible distance a few months ago, which can only be done beyond the speed of light.

This completely subverted their perception of the law that "the speed of light cannot be surpassed", but the truth was laid out before their eyes.

Now what makes the director think about it is "why it suddenly slowed down".

According to Seeker 1, the beam-type luminaries are traveling at sub-light speeds close to the speed of light, initially almost the same as the speed of light, but have now dropped considerably.

Even a few hours have passed since the discovery, the "countdown to the strike" measured by astronomical observers remains unchanged at 19 hours, and seems to form a dynamic equilibrium.

But this is not what they want, there will be an upper limit to the slowdown, and then it will be a real "countdown".

Even if they don't know what effect this beam-type light-emitting light will have on the star, they have to prepare for the worst, such as ...... The stars go out and the world enters the eternal winter night.

However, this kind of "disaster response" is not the director's responsibility, and after he informed his boss of everything he knew so far, he began to think about the mystery of the "beam" that plagued him faster-than-light.

“…… What will it be? Perhaps this beam-type luminaire can advance by changing the curvature of space-time? Or is there a spatial wormhole on its way to here? ”

As the director of an astronomical observatory, in addition to his own scientific literacy, he also likes to read various scientific magazines in his spare time, among which science fiction is naturally a lot.

He quickly thought of those "theoretical machines" that only existed in fantasy, and also remembered an idea put forward by a former influential person, the Puzzled Star Scholar:

"Even the speed of light seems too slow in the universe, and if there is a kind of 'faster-than-light space' in the universe where the speed of light can be easily exceeded, then our development may be very different."

“…… Could it be 'faster-than-light space'? The director pondered, shook his head again, and laughed at himself: "How can I remember the nonsense of this madman, let's look at reality first......"

Subsequently, the director himself also threw himself into the intense work, and quickly put the idea out of his mind.

And just like that, another few hours passed.

Tension seemed to spill over from inside the Astronomical Observatory, and even in the homes of the Star Puzzlers.

At this time, he was playing something on the computer in the study, but the configuration of this computer was obviously not very high, and soon the program that was too stuck made the Puzzled Star Scholar slap the table, and angrily took out a pen and paper to calculate it manually.

However, at this moment, the communication device he rarely used suddenly rang, and after he impatiently connected, he found that the other party was his student.

"Teacher! The listening is still there, long story short, the blow is coming-"

Before he could finish speaking, the communication was quickly cut off, which made the Puzzled Star Scholar rub his feet and rush out the door.

Nothing had changed in the sky, but the Wandering Star Scholar was extremely uneasy, for he always felt that there was something "other" coming besides the "blow".

And the country's top brass is also under increasing pressure to come to the astronomical observatory, ready to hold a meeting directly on the spot to discuss solutions while obtaining new information.

"The World Joint Headquarters is holding a meeting, and those leaders are still talking in secret, but the result is probably not going to change...... Has the nature of the beam-type luminaire been resolved? ”

"There is already a bit of an eyebrow that the luminous body may have the property of being able to absorb stellar matter and transform it, perhaps the 'eternal winter night' that we originally guessed is coming......"

"Is there no way to stop it halfway? Our nuclear weapons, our space stations, everything, can be used for this crisis. ”

“…… It's probably impossible, and we might be able to pray for some passing alien civilization to help us solve this problem? Forget it, while there's still time, the underground shelter should come in handy. ”

Among them, some people had the idea of escaping from the beginning, and even secretly arranged for their relatives to take refuge, leaving behind a group of people who did not know about the outside world.

However, this is the reality here, and those who have power in their hands are always "one step ahead".

But while the higher-ups were discussing in a low voice, one of the staff members here noticed an extremely unusual number of reports.

"Just now, about 400,000 kilometers above our planet, there was a terrifying reading of the curvature of space-time, almost equivalent to a black hole appearing there-"

With these astonishing words, the pupils of the Confusing Star Scholars, who were a long distance away from the astronomical observatory, also shrank sharply.

With his excellent eyesight, he saw a point of light in the distant sky that seemed to be fading from the "black curtain".

He took out his homemade binoculars and looked at them, and then saw a "spaceship" that only existed in fantasy appeared there out of thin air.

It looks ordinary, but it seems to carry the weight of a civilization and "passes" over here.